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The Leader of the House has hit back at Conservative MPs during a heated exchange on the floor of the House of Commons, accusing the opposition of "playing weird political games" while the Middle East stands on the brink of conflagration.

Andy Burnham has been accused of “running scared of public scrutiny before he can even take office” by not taking questions from MPs before they break for the summer.

Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman said the Conservatives want a vote on delaying the summer recess so MPs have the chance to question Mr Burnham about his premiership when it begins next week.

Mr Burnham will formally take over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday July 20.

The House of Commons is due to rise for the summer recess on Thursday, with MPs set to return to the debating chambers on September 1.

If the Government wishes to recall Parliament during the break, ministers can lodge a request with Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who then makes a decision based on the public interest.

Mr Norman said the decision not to debate adding sitting days this side of the recess is “a total humiliation and embarrassment for the Government”.

Wednesday was due to be an Opposition Day, one of several days during the parliamentary session when the Conservatives are guaranteed a debate on a motion of their choice.

But Commons Leader Sir Alan Campbell announced a change to the order paper, so MPs will instead debate the conflict in Iran and a statutory instrument related to national security.

Mr Norman said his party wants to debate delaying the summer recess until Monday July 20 “to enable the new prime minister to make a statement about his plans for Government”.

He continued: “The Government has a majority of more than 150 and it could not trust its MPs to vote the right way on that motion.

“It could not bear the idea of a new prime minister facing any scrutiny before September.

“A prime minister, let me remind us all, who has been chosen by a coronation not a contest, with no known platform, almost no known policies and no idea of his priorities or indeed his cabinet team.”

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